The 1970s was a decade of style contrasts: every extreme of fashion was met by an equally trendy opposite reaction. Ankle-length maxi skirts vied for attention with super-short hot-pants. Outfits in vibrant prints and obviously man-made fabrics contrasted with subtly-colored ensembles in wool jerseys and silky crepes. Delicate floral cottons, hand-knits and hand-tooled leather came up against boldly synthetic and plastic looks perched atop platform shoes--for men and women alike. More so than at any other time, fashion looked backwards in order to dress the future with quirkily ironic retro looks, while alternative street-style movements such as Punk used appearance to startle and challenge the establishment. In this book, Daniel Milford-Cottam uses colorful photographs to illustrate an eye-opening introduction to the bold fashions that still have such resonance today.
A colorfully illustrated introduction to what British childhood was like in the 1970s.
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A colourfully illustrated introduction to what British childhood was like in the 1970s.
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4 | (3) |
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Welcome Home: Family Life |
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7 | (6) |
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The Best Days of Your Life: School |
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13 | (8) |
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Extra Helpings: Food and Drink |
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21 | (6) |
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27 | (7) |
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Page-Turners: Books and Magazines |
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34 | (7) |
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41 | (8) |
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The Beat Goes On: Popular Music |
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49 | (6) |
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You Wear it Well: Fashion |
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55 | (6) |
| Epilogue |
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61 | (1) |
| Further Reading |
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61 | (1) |
| Image Acknowledgements |
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62 | (1) |
| Places to Visit |
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63 | (1) |
| Index |
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Liza Hollinghurst, herself a child of the 1970s, has had over thirty magazine articles published since 2013, specialising in twentieth-century social history and vintage lifestyle. Lizas first book, Vintage Knitting, was published by Shire in 2015.
